Ralph, Thanks for the correction, I'm always getting the two mixed up. Kimball also got rid of Herberger Brooks they were bought out by Harmony pianos in Hong Kong, which is now in China and since Harmony took over. Herberger Brooks have started to make piano cases as well as action parts, I wonder how long before it is a full piano. There is an interesting development happening in China at the moment. Chinas lartgest piano parts maker has just lost some of its key staff. They are setting up a Company in China primarily at first to make piano parts but eventually produce very cheap pianos, They will flood the Western Market with them. Even though I believe these pianos will be SH 1 T, they will do damage to the Western worlds lower end piano manufacturers. Also possibly to the secondhand market. Mr. James Zheng indicated to me that they wanted to retail these pianos under £800.00. and posibley use piano tuners to market them, cutting out the retailers The lower end volume market in the U.S. and the U.K. need to be looking very seriously at the Chinesse market, this will eventually become the Worlds largest market place for accoustic pianos. Barrie. In article <19970710.190812.5079.1.rmartin21@juno.com>, rmartin21@juno.com writes >Barrie > >You just may be dead right. Steinway, however, I believe has the Boston >line made by Kawaii. Kimball had purchased Bosendorfer , but Kimball >itself is no longer in the piano business. I believe they are the largest >manufacturer of office furniture in the world right now. > >Thanks for the observations > >Ralph Martin > -- Barrie Heaton | Be Environmentally Friendly URL: http://www.airtime.co.uk/forte/piano.htm | To Your Neighbour The UK PIano Page | pgp key on request | HAVE YOUR PIANO TUNED
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